Abstract
The Sturge-Weber syndrome is a sporadic congenital neurocutaneous disorder with port- wine stain affecting the facial skin in the distribution of the ophthalmic branch of the trigeminal nerve, abnormal capillary venous vessels in the leptomeninges of the brain and choroid resulting in glaucoma, seizures, stroke and intellectual disability. (1) Sturge-Weber syndrome and port-wine stains are believed to be caused by Somatic Mutation in GNAQ. (2) We present a case of 18 years old patient of SWS for its rarity of occurrance and the difficulties posed in the management of this condition. The aim of this article is to stress the importance of this condition that may be overlooked in the diagnosis.
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